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LOT 1323
Western Asiatic Four-Sided Amulet with Figures and Stars
4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
5/8 in. (2.11 grams, 16 mm).
Rectangular amulet featuring a standing stylised figure holding a kopesh on both larger sides, one narrow side with a crescent moon and three stars, the other narrow side with a large star. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. a cylinder seal with figures of similar style and stars in van Dijk The Form, Function and Symbolism of Standards in Ancient Mesopotamia during the Third and Fourth Millennia BCE: An Iconographical Study, Stellenbosch, 2016, cat.no. ED41, from Ur.
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LOT 1323
Western Asiatic Four-Sided Amulet with Figures and Stars
Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
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From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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